[Edited] Combat Poll Results

[Daisy 9735]

Hey LOTC,

 

After nearly four hundred results (wow!), here is the outcome of the combat survey:

 

 

This poll shows us that although a large portion of the sever wishes for it removed, there are many who are undecided, or want to see changes to weapons and improvements in performance before making a definitive decision. With this said we will be doing the following:

 

• The Dev team will focus on resolving lag issues with the server.

 

• More weapons will be added.

 

• Current statistics will be adjusted.
   
• After we move to 5.0 and the above issues are addressed, another poll will be released.
   

This decision was made for a variety of reasons, as follows:

 

• Temporary removal of swing timers is simply not possible from a development point of view.
   
• I understand the data may be interpreted in multiple ways, but due to the above point, keeping it until updates are complete, then having another poll is really the only way to get a definite opinion of the community this is separate from the issue of lag.
   
• Many people are undecided and want to see changes before we make a decision.
   
• This poll was anonymous. The reason for this is so that players were able to express there opinions without being judged. This poll speaks to the silent majority, not just those who make feedback threads and status updates.
   
• The main decision made from these results is that our focus will be to resolve server lag in hopes it will increase player satisfaction with the current state of combat.
   
• Development is not cut-throat decision making. There is a lot of discussion, time and effort put into what is done. We have to consider everyone's point of view, not just the largest chunk of numbers. This poll was to gather opinion.

 

As for the 'other' category, I read through the responses and there were a lot of good ideas about what else could be added in order to make combat better. These suggestions, along with any others will be taken into account when we made additions and changes. If you guys have any other ideas, please let me know via a suggestion thread (if it's a big change or addition) or a forum PM (if it's a small change).

 

Thanks, and have a great day.